New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-30
MARCHING INTO PEEKSKILL.
THE BRAVE SOLDIERS OF THE Dad.
:RAMrrSG FROM rARRY1owN TO THE STATE CAMP

STATE CAMP. July 29.-The 22d Regiment arrived
here before 8 o'clock tonight, having marched from
Tarrytown. The weather to-day has been unpeas-
autly wnrm and the march has not been altogether
enjoyable as il yesterday. Still BY wise pre-
cautions and by judicious halts In shady places the
command has been kept together, ana not man mas
been lett behind. 1t necessarily happens IN every
organization that there are young members who arc
unseasoned and not up to the average OF their CON-
rades, and the 22d is no exception. Some OF the
recent additions 10 tho force realized strongly this
morning that TO be able to march III hot weather
man must take care of his stomach. Some had come
sparsey provided with rations and some found 1t Diff
cult eat while it equally difficult to abstain
from drinking Mt every ruring brook that murmured
by the route. The result was temporary collapse
But here the excellent precautions OF Colonel Camp
and DIR. Duncan came into play. The men were
tenderly placed in wagon taat had been Tilted up eh
pressy the purpose and tended 20 well that py tue
time the regiment reached its midday biSouac al tue
Crotou River they had come TO themselves anu wers
able to Join their companions. The advance suaiu
walked with wicked speed IL was farnished oy
Compan, b. uhish also FURNISHED the rear guard.
One halt the company was in front under the CON
mand of Lieutenant Maidhoh. and the other nan
under the orders OF Lieutenant Bayier. those VINO
were in front were the envied of the regiment and
they started from Tarrytown ut tearing pace. Inc
start was made shortly after o'clock. In the ex-
IRENE lead we're Corporal Murphy AMI Private
English, the fastest walkers OF the regiment, ana
with them newspaper correspondent VINO. oeine
them. Early the hour the PEOPLE OF larry own
turned ont to see the soldiers and young fellows
asked iestingy, What's he a prisoner for ="
The road at first led through pleasant country
with villas on each side but alter Sleepy Hollow was
passed there was hill which required stout walking.
The men OF Company went at il like young giants
the seasoned men helping weaker comrade BY carry
ing tho heavy Remington rifle. IL ordinarily weighs
fourteen pounds and if said to weigh ton on very
no: day. At the halts Lieutenant Maidhoh constantly
hem elype m ms
short the time by removing the hsversaeks and can
| teens from their chests.
| When the advance guard reached the crest of tho
hill leading the long etreet of Sing Sing there was
bait and Inc scouts fell back on the main body. The
impaenoe OF the girls OF the neghbOrhood to see the
famous regiment was great thai scores OF them
walked the hating place and seated themselves
shady spots along the bank IN close proximity 10
the objects their admiration. They opened nitti-
ton firing by asking demurely II there we're any
printed programmes OF the in the regiment, and
happy was the girl who obtained one. "a, TOO soon
march into Srg Sing with closed ranks. Gal tam
King as officer Of the day, but he managed TO get TO
his company ana marched INTO the pretty town with
them Then there vas neither stop nor stay until the
advance wheeled within the gates oil Orlando Is.
p,t,ar vhsre ARRANGEMENTS had been n by the
comu,issara, furnish the meu with mix ln antlc
ps ton of this and perhaps oecsuse the Captain and
| Lieutenant were with them tie leading files had
stepped Of at lively gait, and the e1erton combined
WITH the extreme heat were almost too much Tor some
| OF the But they kept up gal antv. when,
however. thej were WITHIN the inco nre they threw
themselves the grass painting and distressed Ana
after all the commssary officer refused IT, distribute
the milk to the advance saying that they mast wait
| for the general distribution. Then captain Ming
| said: A.,
Croton River. where we're going to bvouac during the
heat. Let's go there anu 20 In swimming" ANA
those panting fellows who fell minute before as II
there wss tnothng lett in them immediately jumped
H. fell into their D in the ranks. ana long before
tsn minutes had elapsed were fling through the rushes
| along the Croton River. Then every man disiooed,
banging bis soaked garments to dry in The SUM- and
| went in bathing. Ii was an hour before the man
cnlunn made its nppearance, 10 tive minutes the
whole OF the 22d Regiment WAS -plashng III the cool
| ing waves and taking liquid comfort
| themselves exceedingly comfortable and some were
smoking the pipe OF peace and some were taxing
| nap the sky grew exceedingly black aud u wind
started up from the northwest AS the prospects were
| good for a mountain storm the men made the best
possible disposition OF their effects and went up from
the rjye side the woods on the rocks above them
| Here they wrapped themselves IN patience and
| pouches and watched the cownpouring OF the rain
| and the vivid Pushes OF lightning. The thunder
smwled necessarily bat the storm did pass over
| bead nor come them. but seemed to move back
| ward and forward In crescent ronnd aoont them.
The horses Of the staff had bad time OF IT, bat their
masters could DO nothing tor them and they bad to
support tho fortune OF and bear the rain, which
| cen down in actual 'orrenis.
The regiment resumed its march about hail past 4.
and before the advance guard entered Croton VII
| lace clad in their pouches and marching rapidly.
| They caue up with the baggage wagons IN hait Oh
! hour and found them struggling with unbeard-Of
difficulties There was steep hill and the rosd was
40 soft that the wherls sunk nearly 10 tue hubs They
had take the horses out OF the th,rd wagon and had
doubled up the teams but were not making nuch
| progress 1t began 10 rain again heavily, and the
gallant soldiers began resize that they were In for
a s,it thing. The Transfers we're not sorry TO gan
| the assistance # SO many active. strong men The
wagons pushed aud hanled by men and horses
until the TOP OF the frat and worst hill gained
| When the regiment reached Croion village II was
ten minutes past s. and the ram was coming down in
bucketiuls The men preserved an undaunted ap-
| neararce and one COMPANY sang In the morning by
the bright light" with cnthnsasn that lett nothing
to be desired 1t Mark raPley sort of jovialty.
and showed that the pen could rise superior TO CIR
| cumstances. There but few pretty faces al the
| windows. but the men were consoed by the thonght
that there probably not many girls IN the village
and then they reflected that they had themselves a
| bsdrasged look. They had their consolation Dr.
Duncan suddenly betbougbt hiDseli that under the
circumstances 81 iritus frumeu good thing and
he gailoped back and five gallons OF the best that
Croton Afforded. lie told THE tribune reporter that
| the whole command was IN foe shape, nobody sick,
nobody struck by lightning. nobody even in the wagon
| fttec M ambulance.
| rhs ,oad 10 Moptrose was soft. There was ooubt
about it, Ii was "A succession OF hills, none oil them,
however very bad MS the first one, and u Afforded
occasional views OF the Hudson River developed 10
haze of driving rain through which one could discern
at rare Intervals tn. dark mass OF mountain Do tho
other side of tDa broad stream opposite Croton FONT
The cooled by the rain a. much as they were
heated by their exertons. which we're not small tor
the walking was detestabe. They reached Montrose
before oclo,k, which was the appointed time, and
went TO their bivouac Reynolds Meadows, TO reach
which thew had the railroad track IT Montrose
and continue up the road about half mile. Tncre
were provisions from the camp at Pcekskiil which
reached the hi vouac before the regiment got there
The men did thu beet they could grnning and bearing
it in q .0idierly fashion. 49, ,
There were some, only Few, no dd not reisl
marching IN a storu and fell of the r.nks secretly
at Crotop taking refuge from the elements and the
Colonel in arious barrooms. Major Miller rode back
spashng through the mud TO gather them In and lead
them back discipline and rain But they refused tc
be gathered and several actually went the length o.
| taking q ticket for Peekskill. One Of them told the
Major that hs was consumptive and had decided that
too much marching ia storms was bad for bis cheat
With the others the Major moro successfui' pm
cpaI because the skios began to clear aud the RAID
nearly ceased. 49,.
The bivouac at Reyno dr was abandoned. the reei
ment continuing Its march to feekskll aler mar io
| /, " minutes The men struck q swinging pace ane
arrived at the lower part Of Peekskill at quarter